Wire basket.



' T. Vzr. GOODWIN.

WIRE BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED JU-LYZO, 1907.

Patented 0515.631908.

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A To all whomitmay concern-7' 4 UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

i ,'TnouAsfi. GOODWIN, or OLEBURNE, TExAs.

WIREl `BASKET;`

l Patented oct. c, 1908.

' Application Ied. July 20, 1907. Serial No. 384,768.

Be it knownthat I, THOMAS J. GOODWIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,fre`siding at Cleburne, in the county of Johnson and State ofTexas, have invented a new and useful Wire Basket, ofwhich the followingis a specifica- The invention relates to improvements wire basketsvj` in Y The object of the presentinventionis to improve the construction ofwire baskets, and

to provide` a simple and comparatively inex-` pensive one of greatstrength-and durability, designed particularly for grocerymen,hucksters, and the`like, and adapted to succes# sively stand `the hardusagewto which `such, baskets are subjected. u

With these and other objects'in view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated` in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood thatvari-` ous changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details ofconstruction, Within the` scope of the claims, may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the drawing :*Figure1 is a `perspective view of a wire basket,constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view. Figs, 3 and 4 are enlarged detail views, illustratingthe means for uniting the wovenwire at the corners of the basket. Fig. 5is an enlargeddetail sectional view, illustrating the construction ofthe upper metallic binding strip or rim. Fig. 6 is a detail view,illustrating a modification of the invention and. showing a curvedconnecting device for uniting the ends of the woven Wire.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing. i

The wire basket, which may be` made either round, oblong, square, or anyother desired shape, is provided with a wooden bottom 1, to which thelower edges of the woven wire, forming the walls of the basket, aresecured by means of a lowerrmetallic strip or band 2 and nails or tacks3, or other suitable fastening devices.y the accompanying drawing'-. isillustrated an oblong Wire basket, having wovenlwire side and end walls4 and 5, which are inclined to provide a tapered or flared basketto'enable baskets -to "becompactly nested for shipping and storing.

The contiguous end edges of the side and end walls are united by cornerfastening devices 6, each constructed of a strip or piece of sheet`metal, bent longitudinally at the center to provide angularly disposedsides or wings 6"1L to conform to the configuration of the corner,; andlongitudinally folded and bent inwardly at opposite sides of the centerto form the intermediate ply or layer 7, and then outwardly to providethe inner ply or layer 7 and to form recesses or grooves 8 for thereception of the terminal portions of the woven wlre.

Theterminal portions of the Woven wire are designed to be soldered inthe grooves or recesses 8, but they may be simply fitted `within thesamel as they are iirmly held against displacement by means of the lowermetallic band or strip 2 and upper side and end metallic binding strips9 and 10, which form a rim. The inwardly bent portions 7 are fittedtogether and abut at the center of the device at 7b to mutually supportand brace each other. The connecting means for the contiguous ends ofthe woven wire is adapted for use both at the corners and at anintermediate point between the corners, and

in constructing round baskets as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawing,or baskets having rounded ends, the connecting device willggbe curvedinstead of angular to conform to the configuration of the basket.

The upper rim is constructed of sheet metal, and the side and end strips9 and 10 are each folded longitudinally at the bottom at 12 and bentupwardly and inwardly to provide a bottom longitudinal groove or recess18 at the inner face of the metallic strip to receive the upper edge orportion 14 of the woven wire. The upper edge or portion 14 of the Wovenwire ofthe side and end walls is bent outwardly anddownwardly to rovidea depending iiange, which is fitte in the lower portion of the rim tointerlock the parts, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing.The upper edge 15 of each of the strips 9 and `10 is stiffened bybending it longitudinally, the bent portion being extended outwardly andinclosing a stiffening wire 16 to form a bead, but the Wire may beomitted, ifdesired.

The terminals of the strips 9 and 10 extend into the grooves or recesses8 of the corner connecting device 6, and the contiguous overlapped partsare secured together by rivets 17, but the latter may be omitted ifdesired. The basket is strengthened between its ends by transverse sheetmetal straps 17a, extending across and secured to the lower face of thebottom 1 of the basket by tacks 18, or other suitable fastening devicesand extending upwardly at opposite sides of the basket and having theirterminals secured flat to the side strips of the riin above the groove13 by rivets 19, or other suitable fastening devices, whereby thedepending Vflange is retained in the Ygroove 13 and the parts secured intheir interlocked relation.

The basket may be provided with any suitable handles, and thesepreferably consist of openings 20, but in the upper end strips l0,

-- the inetal 21 eut to forni the openings is prefsheet metal rirnfolded longitudinally at the lower edge and bent upwardly to provide abottom groove to receive the said de )ending iiange, and exterior strapsextending beneath the bottom and up the sides and having their terminalssecured ilat to the riin above the said groove to retain the dependingflange in the said groove and maintain the parts in.

their in terlocked relation.

2. A wire basket including a bottoni, woven wire walls connected withthe bottom and having their uaper edges bent downwardly and outward y toforni a depending flange, a sheet metal rini folded longitudinally atthe lower edge and bent upwardly to provide a bottoni groove to receivethe said depending Hange, exterior straps extending from the bottoni tothe rini and retaining the depending i'lange in the said groove, aconnecting device located at the corners and consisting of a piece ol`sheet inetal folded longitudinally at opposite sides of the center toforni grooves to receive the woven wire walls and the riin, andfastening devices piercing the connecting device, the rini and the wovenwire walls.

THOMAS J. GOODWlN.

Witnesses:

J. H. Moonn, J. W. FREELAND.

